Western imperialism in the Middle East 1914-1958 / D.K. Fieldhouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fieldhouse, D. K. (David Kenneth), 1925-2018.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mandates.

Imperialism.

Anti-imperialist movements--Middle East.

Anti-imperialist movements.

Middle East--History--20th century.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

vii, 376 p. : maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

The Middle East is constantly in the news and is a major focus for international conflict. This book attempts to explain why this is so. It covers the crucial period after 1914, when the Ottoman empire was defeated and its provinces taken over by Britain and France, ending in 1958, when the Iraqi revolution finally ended British influence in the region. It describes both British and French policies and the reactions of Arabs and Jews.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Before the mandates, 1900-1922

The decline of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East and the 'Arab Awakening' before 1914

War and the partition of the Ottoman Empire, 1914-1922

Pt. 2. Alien rule and nationalist reactions, 1918-1958

Britain in Mesopotamia/Iraq, 1918-1958

Palestine : Zionism and the genesis of the mandate

Palestine : the British mandate, 1918-1948

Transjordan, 1918-1956

Syria and the French, 1918-1946

Lebanon and the French, 1918-1946

Pt. 3. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-357) and index.

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ISBN:

9780191536960

0191536962

OCLC:

437108846